Arctic Awakening
Steam News 6 January 20264mo ago

Patch 1.0.17 - Fixes/Performance

This is a small update focused on polish, a few edge-case fixes, and continued improvements for Steam Deck. Thanks again for all the support and feedback. We've really appreciated reading your reviews and hearing how mu…

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Full Arctic Awakening update

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Extracted changes

4 fixes2 additions3 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • Performance
addedThis is a small update focused on polish, a few edge-case fixes, and continued improvements for Steam Deck. Thanks again for all the support and feedback. We've really appreciated reading your reviews and hearing how much you've enjoyed the story, characters, and world we've created! Here’s what’s new:
fixedSystemsFixed an edge case where a rock could get stuck in your hand.
fixedSystemsFixed an edge case where Alfie could get stuck while navigating in certain scenarios.
fixedSystemsFixed save file thumbnails not updating correctly until returning to the main menu when using Steam Cloud across devices.
fixedGameplayFixed missing colliders on the greenhouse front doors.
changedGameplayPrevented getting stuck on the roofs of certain buildings.

This is a small update focused on polish, a few edge-case fixes, and continued improvements for Steam Deck. Thanks again for all the support and feedback. We've really appreciated reading your reviews and hearing how much you've enjoyed the story, characters, and world we've created! Here’s what’s new:

Systems

  • Loading into a save file now checks that you've been awarded all achievements you should have and tries again to award ones that are missing.

  • Fixed an edge case where a rock could get stuck in your hand.

  • Fixed an edge case where Alfie could get stuck while navigating in certain scenarios.

  • Fixed save file thumbnails not updating correctly until returning to the main menu when using Steam Cloud across devices.

Gameplay

  • Fixed missing colliders on the greenhouse front doors.

  • Prevented getting stuck on the roofs of certain buildings.

  • Added additional rocks around the plane to make building the SOS less tedious based on starting location.

Performance

  • Improved rendering sharpness on Steam Deck.

  • Further performance optimizations for Steam Deck and lower-end hardware.

Source

Steam News / 6 January 2026

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